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Aylan Kurdi: Four Syrians remanded in Turkey over drowning death of Aylan Kurdi
Four Syrians have been remanded over drowning of Aylan Kurdi and 11 others.
Syria: Bashar al-Assad ready to share power, says Vladimir Putin
Russian president urges US to work with Assad regime to defeat Isis.
Giving Russia the top job at the UN is an Orwellian nightmare and a betrayal of global peace efforts
Vladimir Putin and his cohorts have used their UN position to thwart efforts for peace in Syria and Ukraine
Isis blows up Palmyra's 'fantastic' tower tombs
Syrian Unesco world heritage site suffers further damages from jihadi group.
Syria: Russian soldiers fighting alongside pro-Assad troops
Russian troops are believed to be fighting against Syrian rebels.
Aylan Kurdi: Photographer who captured harrowing image of Syrian toddler describes 'pain and sorrow'
Photo-journalist Nilüfer Demir, said she was 'petrified' as she took the photo of Aylan Kurdi.
Aylan Kurdi: Father of drowned 3-year-old tells of moment his children slipped through his hands
Abdullah Kurdialso lost his five-year-old son Galip and his wife Rehan.
Migrants crisis: Grass roots #RefugeesWelcome campaign takes Britain by storm
Petition calling for Britain to take in more asylum seekers has attracted 200,000 signatures already.
EU migrant crisis: Greece to ask EU for €700m to tackle refugee influx
Roughly 2,000 migrants from the Middle East and Asia have been arriving in Greece every day.
Syria crisis: Gulf States should open their doors to Syrian refugees
It is the duty of wealthy states such as United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar to do more.
Migrant crisis: UK taking in more refugees not the answer says David Cameron
Cameron said: 'These are big challenges, but we'll meet them'.
Migrant crisis: 11 dead after two boats sink off coast of Turkey
The migrants, believed to be Syrian, drowned after the boats sunk upon leaving the Turkish coast.
Calais crisis: UK reinforces border controls to prevent illegal migrants
The UK has recently reinforced its border controls around the French port of Calais to curb the illegal entry of migrants.
Britain's failure to stop Syria's Assad has fuelled the Mediterranean migrant crisis
Many of those lamenting migrant deaths supported appeasement of Bashar al-Assad in 2013.
Isis: Islamic State blows up treasured Temple of Bel in Palmyra
The world heritage site from the first century was at the heart of a complex dedicated to Palmyrene gods.
Islamic State executes 'dozens' of fighters attempting to defect to other Islamist groups
Monitoring group reveals Islamic State has executed more than 90 people in the last month.
Islamic State reveals new gold coins in bid to break 'enslavement' of capitalism
Isis release 'Return of the Gold Dinar' video to show new currency's creation.
British government launches anti-Isis Twitter account
The @UKAgainstISIL account promises 'updates on the UK Government's ongoing work' in the battle against Isis.
Walthamstow mother suspected to have gone to Syria with her 4 children
Scotland Yard suspects missing Zahera Tariq travelled to conflict zone in Syria.
Migrants rescued from sea before dinghy deflates
Italian coastguard confirm about 3,000 migrants rescued from the Mediterranean in a single day.
Islamic State suicide bombers kill two senior army generals in west of Baghdad
Officials say that an ISIL suicide car bomb attacked the Iraqi soldiers in Ramadi Thursday.
Isis hacker Junaid Hussain killed by US drone strike in Syria
A key face of the group's 'Cyber Caliphate' wing, he was behind hacking of US YouTube and Twitter accounts.
Syria: Isis used 'poisonous mustard gas' in mortar and artillery attack
Chemical weapons may have been used by Islamic militants after people from Marea reported suffering from breathing difficulties
Pictures show Isis destroying Temple of Baalshamin in Palmyra
Photos show militants rigging up 2,000-year-old structure with explosives and detonating them.
Macedonia: Foreign Minister defends use of tear gas by border security police
Macedonia has defended of riot police after clashes with migrants.
Isis in Syria: 1,500-year-old Mar Elian monastery bulldozed by Islamic State in Qaryatain
IS militants transfer dozens of Assyrian Christians kidnapped in Qaryatain to Raqqa
Douma air strike: 80 people dead in attack by Syria's military on rebel-held town
Death toll rising, as air raids leave at least 200 people injured – many critically.
Migrants register on Greek ship as Doctors Without Borders warns of 'impossible' situation
Migrants and Syrian refugees have started registering on a passenger ship on the Greek island of Kos.
European migrant crisis in numbers: The figures reveal some startling truths
It is estimated that at least 225,000 refugees have arrived in Europe by sea in 2015.
Russian foreign minister Lavrov mutters 'f***ing morons' during Saudi conference
Was Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov directing insult at Saudis or cameraman, though?